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John C. Dos Santos
Location: United States Joined: 29 May 2019
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 Posted: Yesterday at 6:16 pm Post subject: Khopesh from bronze to iron? |
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Hello,
Has anyone studied khopesh swords? Was there a time where they might have made of iron and used in battle by Israelite or Egyptian armies?
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Does anyone in the Northeastern United States participate in Bronze Age Living history or reenactment?
Thank you,
John
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Dan Kary
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I'm not sure, but didn't they stop being used pretty early on? They stopped being used during the bronze age, I thought, and so I'm guessing they would never have been made of iron.
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Matthew Amt
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Agreed. As far as I know, the khopesh did not survive into the Iron Age, so it was only made from bronze.
For reenactors, I've got a ton of kit, here in the DC/Baltimore area, but it's been a while! About 3 years ago I did an event as Romulus Founder of Rome, which is kind of Late Bronze/Early Iron (terrific and fascinating era!), can't even remember the last time I hauled out the Mycenaean stuff.
https://www.larp.com/hoplite/bronze.html
Matthew
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This is a standard topic